
Benita
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We have been in the cabin next door, 6089 on all the ships of the class. As you can see, we love it. The vibration will be a little more than the center of the ship, but we never found it disturbing and there will be a little soot on the balcony, but the view is amazing.
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The time frame depends on which card you used. Chase cards will process a refund within 536 days of your Crystal charge.
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Marina B3 Extended Balcony or A3 Concierge Balcony
Benita replied to tromvest's topic in Oceania Cruises
We only take the B3 cabins. The extended balcony with 2 lounge chairs are great. The ones more aft are better than the ones forward- much less windy. Our personal favorites are 7111 and 7108 as they are the first of the more aft B3s and instead of a partition, have a railing facing both forward and out the side. No privacy from above, but the extra space and view is a good trade off. -
We were offered a $200 credit to decline the domestic flight from Miami and $600 for the international flight from Miami to Barcelona.
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I pulled out my invoice for the transatlantic on November 21, 2020 from Barcelona to Miami. The Premium Economy surcharge was $199 a person. As we live near Miami, we only needed the air in one direction. We received a $200 credit for not needing a domestic flight home from Miami. We would have gotten an $800 credit each had we not taken their air in both directions. A nonstop flight in premium economy from Miami would have cost us much more than the $600 credit that we would have received for the flight, even taking into account paying for an air deviation. We cancelled before th
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LOL- would probably have to connect in Atlanta. I posted that for the unfortunates who live elsewhere.
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That is what I saw, too. There is a shorter segment, too - Barcelona to Miami for 12 days. I agree that we will wait until the cruises are up and running and we are vaccinated. Fingers crossed that this will be by the end of 2021.
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We are looking at the Marina transatlantic in November 2021. (We cancelled the 2020 sailing before final payment.) The 2021 cruise offers premium economy for $199 on the transatlantic flight. The cruise ends in Miami, so I assume it is regular economy for a domestic flight home.
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I live in Florida. Our governor has decided against CDC advice to open just about everything up and if Miami-Dade country, where the ships dock, wants to do otherwise, they need to run it by him. I doubt there will be any quarantine requirements here.
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A little off topic, but related. For awhile, we were comparing how long Crystal was taking for refunds vs other lines. I cancelled a Viking River cruise for May 2021 yesterday morning. It was getting towards final payment and I don't think I will be cruising by then. It was only a deposit and I figured I would see it sooner or later. Sooner, it was. I just looked on my credit card app and Viking has given me a refund. Less than 30 hours, probably a record.
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I cancelled two Oceania Cruises for which I had only made deposits in June. One deposit was returned in a week and the other in about ten days. A much more hefty deposit on Regent took 32 days.,
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I was in that cabin last Thanksgiving. We were supposed to be in the same cabin on the Marina this Thanksgiving. Oh well, maybe someday.
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I was hoping to keep those a secret. We always try for 7108 or 7111, which are the ones with railings on two sides. No privacy, but really nice to get views from 2 sides.
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My first choice- it is category B3. They have some that are forward and the majority are aft. We pick the aft ones.
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Right you are, especially if there is a leap day. That is why I wrote”about” a year and a half. I type into “google” 536 days before June 8, 2020 and Dec 20, 2018 pops up.